If you are curious about the basics of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and quantum computing as key enablers for digital transformation, Digital Fluency is your handy guide. The real-world applications of these cutting-edge technologies are expanding rapidly, and your daily life will continue to be affected by each of them. There is no better time than now to get started and become digitally fluent.
You need not have previous knowledge of these technologies, as author Volker Lang will expertly guide you through this digital age. He illustrates key concepts and applications in numerous examples and figures throughout Digital Fluency, and the end of each chapter presents you with a helpful implementation checklist of central lessons before proceeding to the next. This book gets to the heart of digital buzzwords and concepts, and tells you what they truly mean.
Breaking down topics such as AI-powered automated driving, blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, quantum optimization of urban traffic, and more is imperative to being ready for what the future of industry holds. Whether your own digital transformation journey takes place within your organization, your studies, or your individual household, Digital Fluency maps out a concrete digital action plan for all of your technology and strategy needs.If you are curious about the basics of artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and quantum computing as key enablers for digital transformation and innovation, Digital Fluency is your handy guide. The real-world applications of these cutting-edge technologies are expanding rapidly, and your daily life will continue to be affected by each of them. There is no better time than now to get started and become digitally fluent.
You need not have previous knowledge of these versatile technologies, as author Volker Lang will expertly guide you through this digital age. He illustrates key concepts and applications in numerous practical examples and more than 48 catchy figures throughout Digital Fluency. The end of each chapter presents you with a helpful implementation checklist of central lessons before proceeding to the next. This book gets to the heart of digital buzzwords and concepts, and tells you what they truly mean.
Breaking down topics such as automated driving and intelligent robotics powered by artificial intelligence, blockchain-based cryptocurrencies and smart contracts, drug development and optimization of financial investment portfolios by quantum computing, and more is imperative to being ready for what the future of industry holds. Whether your own digital transformation journey takes place within your private or public organization, your studies, or your individual household, Digital Fluency maps out a concrete digital action plan for all of your technology and innovation strategy needs.
Thought-leaders, business executives and industry strategists, management and strategy consultants, politicians and policy makers, entrepreneurs, financial analysts, investors and venture capitalists, students and research scientists, as well as general readers, who want to become digitally fluent.
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Digital Fluency describes in easy to understand words the fast pace of ongoing technology disruption. It offers valuable insights for practitioners and strategists through a unique combination of historic perspective, compelling technology insights and frameworks as well as a rich list of very insightful company use cases. Digital Fluency is a must read for decision-makers and employees within any public and private organization that hopes to navigate the challenges posed by digital transformation by leveraging digital technologies with clarity, structure and vision.
— Marcell Vollmer, Partner and Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Digital Fluency provides readers with the strategic frameworks and practical advice they need to fully comprehend, manage, and shape the digital future ahead of us.
— Marco Iansiti, David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School (HBS)
Digital technologies are transforming our world with breath-taking speed. In a clearly written book that combines basic knowledge with practical applications, Volker Lang provides fascinating insights and valuable advice to guide corporations and individuals through the digital age. A compelling read for those of us who like to become fluent in digital innovation, strategy, and technology.
— Joachim Kraege, Head of Audi Consulting, Organisation and Leadership, Audi AG
—Rasmus Rothe, Founder of Merantix AG
— Jean-Luc Scherer, CEO and Founder of Innoopolis
At the dawn of the 4th industrial revolution, Volker Lang provides us with a forward-looking masterpiece that makes us all feel comfortable about the digital future. In Digital Fluency, students and professionals on the technical and business side will find valuable advice that will guide them on their transformative journey to their rightful place in the growing digital world. If you want to understand how artificial intelligence, blockchain and quantum computing continue to augment the human experience, then this excellent guidebook is for you.
— Greg Coquillo, LinkedIn 2020 Top Voice for AI and Data Science
By focusing on artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing and their real-world applications, Volker Lang has written an immediately accessible book which will equip employees and leaders of businesses alike with the requisite confidence to effect digital transformations. I cannot recommend reading Digital Fluency enough.
— Vincent Anandraj, Managing Partner at Mynah Partners Ltd.Digitization and digital transformation are the central topics of the 21st century. In his book, Volker Lang creates a fundamental understanding of the most important digital technologies and comprehensively describes their impact on industries and society. In the end, it becomes clear that no one can escape the future, but we all have an opportunity and obligation to shapeit. A book for everyone seeking orientation in the digital age.
— Christoph Bornschein, CEO and Founder of TLGG
Digital Fluency is an excellent introduction to future technologies beyond just buzzwords. Filled with numerous practical applications of digital technologies to your own line of work, it is highly recommended for all aspiring disruptors from students to seasoned executives.
— Michael Berns, Director for AI & FinTech at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
As an industry, we have managed to transition artificial intelligence (AI) from ‘research’ to a technology that is part of the lives of countless people around the world. And that is just the beginning! Digital Fluency provides excellent examples of how enterprises have embraced AI in a meaningful way.
— Ewa Dürr, Head of Product Strategy & Operations, Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain will like no other technology shape the years from 2020 to 2030. But it unfolds its true capabilities only in combination with other technologies. Digital Fluency provides an insightful introduction to exactly these key technologies constantly reshaping our world and presents a comprehensive overview of their potential applications. It promotes new digital thinking, skillfully inspires new applications and is therefore a compelling read for any leader.
— Philipp Sandner, Professor at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC)